Sunday 31 January 2016
My New Shop Sign
Do you think it is big enough?
How about the colours?... bright enough?
I know it's tricky to find my shop on your first visit...
I know this because you tell me so.
I don't think you can miss my shop now...
Would you like to know what I'm thinking?
I'm thinking... "Boom... here I am!!!"
I'd love to know what you think...
Saturday 30 January 2016
Upcoming Workshops And Saturday Plans
Saturday 30th January That's today!!!
Sandwich Saturday. £5.00 plus wadding
Sessions between 10am - 2pm, booking is required... AM slots are full, for an afternoon booking today, you would have to call me 07807530441
You can also use the tables to lay out the blocks you've made to decide on settings, or to see how many more blocks you need or... even better... to help you choose fabulous fabrics!
Saturday 6th February... Two Little Dickie Birds with Our Sheila, 10am - 4pm
£35.00 which includes the stuffing, covered wire legs and feet, eyes... and home baked cake.
£35.00 which includes the stuffing, covered wire legs and feet, eyes... and home baked cake.
An adorable 3D project that involves cutting pattern pieces, hand and machine stitching and embellishment |
Saturday 13th February with Angie 10am - 3pm £30.00
This small project is good an introduction to:-
Accurate cutting using a mat, ruler and rotary cutter.
Sewing an accurate quarter inch seam allowance with, hopefully, straight lines.
Good general piecing skills with top tips to help with seam matching.
Good pressing technique… a very important skill
How to make and a small quilt sandwich.
How to quilt and, if there’s still time left we can turn your project into a lovely 18” cushion with my fabulously easy zip inserting method.
The workshop starts at 10am and we should be finished by 3pm...
What a lovely way to spend a day... then if you find you are hooked... and that happens a lot... you can start thinking about what to make next
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Saturday 20th February Sandwich Saturday. £5.00 plus wadding
Sessions between 10am - 2pm, booking required.
Remember... You can also use the tables to lay out the blocks you've made to decide on settings, or to see how many more blocks you need or... even better... to help you choose fabrics!
Saturday 27th February... Housey Housey... A Delightful Door Stop
£35.00 with Sue. 10am - 4pm
This 3D project involves machine piecing, rotary cutting, applique and embellishment |
Friday 29 January 2016
Stitching News
These next two pictures are little quilt tops that Peggy is working on stitching.
I finally made up the new I Spy packs, there's a lot of cutting involved.... I'd barely finished bagging and labelling them before they started to leave the shop...
Peggy purchased one pack of 30 different fabric squares, all 6" cut... but instead of making one play mat she's making the two... they will be lovely little treasures for any toddler that receives them. Peggy almost always gives her work to the Donna Louise Foundation... what a lovely lady! what lovely quilts they will be.
My lovely little quilt shop has welcomed many new visitors so far this year... It's great to have new people coming to visit... yeeeha.... we never can have too many crafty stitchers, can we?
So, I make no promises, but I will at least try to take more pictures next week.... I will leave my little Purple Camera everywhere in the Classroom and maybe someone will snap a photo or two for us... if I forget, and we all know that I do!
Changing The Plan Lady Judith?
Monday 25 January 2016
Stitching News
Great progress has been made by All Day Di... lot's of people are watching how this lovey and colourful project is coming along... fabric books make great gifts don't they... |
Fiona Too played with applique. She's making a nappy bag and this cute little rocking horse is on the panel at the top... it's ready for stitching... which I think will be done with blanket stitch... |
Friday 22 January 2016
Wow Pam!!!
Wednesday 20 January 2016
Stitching News
Our Sheila had left over fabrics after making up her cushion and table runner set... Most of the fabrics were trimmings from cutting squares for those projects... Look what can happen to bits you might throw away!!! A terrific tote bag, fabulous and finished... toot toot toot! All Art Gallery Fabrics so, of course... it's super-silky n soft too. |
Carol purchase a Lazy Girl pattern last week... then she carefully chose her fabrics and set about making up this Whimsey Bag (chosen from my fabulous new pattern wall!) Now, the bag is fabulous and finished, toot toot toot, and stuffed with things for class... see the little pocket purse Carol made with her leftover fabrics... The actual Lazy Girl bag pattern was very easy to follow, as always |
Brenda Barbara is using the No-Waste Flying Geese, free tutorial paper to make her block units... It's a very favourite method of mine... Have you tried it? Follow this link and you'll see what I mean... fool proof! Brenda's main fabric, which is the Goose that will be flying, is a most scrumptious Art Gallery one.., I love it! |
All Day Di had a great day... no stress at all... she is 'At Peace with doing applique'!!! wooohooo. According to Di, this pattern... I Know My ABC's from the people at Kids Quilts ... is much easier to do than Farmer Joe's Quiet book. |
Sunday 17 January 2016
New Fabrics
I've had quite a lot of fabric delivered this week. This particular range is from Makower and they give us fabulous pattern suggestions... yup GIVE us... they are free for anyone to download or to print... click on this link to a great bag pattern... you can never have too many bags!! |
Beginner Project Workshop
There's another beginner project day on Saturday 13th February
This small project is good an introduction to:-
Accurate cutting using a mat, ruler and rotary cutter.
Sewing an accurate quarter inch seam allowance with, hopefully, straight lines.
Good general piecing skills with top tips to help with seam matching.
Good pressing, a very important skill
How to make and a small quilt sandwich.
How to quilt and, if there’s still time left, we can turn your project into a lovely 18” cushion with my fabulously easy zip inserting method.
The workshop starts at 10am and we should be finished by 3pm...
What a lovely way to spend a day... then if you find you are hooked... and that happens a lot... you can start thinking about what to make next...
Friday 15 January 2016
Stitching News With Tooting
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